Word Study
sifter
CIDE DICTIONARY
sifter, n.
- One who, or that which, sifts. [1913 Webster]
- Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose; -- so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud by means of the lamell/ of the beak. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
sifter
bolter, clarifier, colander, cradle, cribble, filter, grate, grating, lixiviator, percolator, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocker, screen, sieve, sorter, strainer, winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan, winnowing machineFor further exploring for "sifter" in Webster Dictionary Online